First They Killed My Father (film)

First They Killed My Father
First They Killed My Father
	Film poster
Directed by	Angelina Jolie
Screenplay by	Loung Ung; Angelina Jolie;
Based on	First They Killed My Father; by Loung Ung
Produced by	Angelina Jolie; Rithy Panh; Ted Sarandos; Michael Vieira;
Starring	Sreymoch Sareum; Kompheak Phoeung; Socheata Sveng; Dara Heng; Kimhak Mun;
Cinematography	Anthony Dod Mantle
Edited by	Xavier Box; Patricia Rommel;
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; company	Jolie Pas
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	February 18, 2017 (Siem Reap); September 15, 2017 (United States);
Running time	136 minutes
Countries	Cambodia; United States;
Languages	Khmer; English; French; Vietnamese;
Budget	$22 million

First They Killed My Father (Khmer: មុនដំបូងខ្មែរក្រហមសម្លាប់ប៉ារបស់ខ្ញុំ, Mŭn Dâmbong Khmêr Krâhâm Sâmloăb Pa Rôbás Khnhŭm; lit. 'First The Khmer Rouge Killed My Father') is a 2017 Cambodian–American Khmer-language biographical historical thriller film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Jolie and Loung Ung. The film is based on Ung's eponymous memoir. Set in 1975, the film depicts 5-year-old Loung, who is forced to train as a child soldier while her siblings are sent to labor camps during the Khmer Rouge regime.

The film screened at the Telluride Film Festival and 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released worldwide on Netflix on September 15, 2017, to positive critical reception.

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